ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Monday accepted the bail of B4U company owner Saif-Ur-Rehman Khan against the surety bond of Rs one million. A two-member SC bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial and Justice Munib Akhtar heard the pre-arrest bail plea filed by Saif Ur Rehman Khan. During the course of proceedings, the […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development (OPHRD) Monday directed the ministry concerned to ensure fast-track finalization of pending inquiry reports against the officials allegedly remained involved in the graft cases. The panel, which presided over by Sheikh Fayyaz ud Din, expressed concern over inordinate delay in finalization of the […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Commerce on Monday informed that the last review of Generalized Scheme of Preferences (GSP -Plus) was successfully concluded under the present government in 2020, whereby GSP -Plus was extended till 2022 for Pakistan. Pakistan is well placed in compliance with its obligations under the scheme. The Ministry of Commerce clarified in […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: The number of online payment service users in China had reached 872 million by the end of June, according to the latest statistical report on China’s internet development. The report, released by the China Internet Network Information Centre, said online payment users accounted for 86.3 percent of the country’s total netizens. The number of […]
Read MoreUN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged countries to fulfil their obligations to prevent and prosecute cases of enforced disappearance, a “cowardly practice” which the coronavirus pandemic has made even more difficult to combat. The UN chief made the appeal in his message to mark the International Day honouring victims of this serious human rights violation, […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Shaukat Tarin here on Monday emphasized upon all stakeholders to explore the potential of Islamic finance in promoting infrastructure development in countries like Pakistan. This could be particularly in Public Private Partnership (PPP) delivery framework, the minister said while addressing (through a video-link) a Round Table Conference (RTC) […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Tayyab Aslam and Nasir Iqbal on Monday moved in the final of the PSF-Combaxx Sports Squash Championship being played here at Mushaf Squash Complex. The Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF) in collaboration with Combaxx Sports was organizing PSF-Combaxx Sports Squash Championship here. The semifinals of the tournament were played on Monday. In the 1st semifinal, […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Youth of Organization of Islamic Countries (OIC) member states must come forward to become technology entrepreneur, bring new innovations and enhance technology commercialization and cooperation in the Muslim world. This was urged by the Rector, NETKENT University, Professor Tayfun Turgay, and Prof. Dr. M. Iqbal Choudhary, Coordinator General, COMSTECH while addressing the inaugural session […]
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